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Friday, December 2, 2011

The
Tungurahua volcano in Ecuador spewed ash up to 4 kilometers
in the sky and produced superheated gas flow, the authorities are encouraging
residents living near the volcano to evacuate. Read

Uruguay - Puyehue
volcanic ashes in the air

Several flights were cancelled due
to the lack of visibility. Puyehue first erupted last 4 June covering most of
Patagonia with a thick carpet of volcanic cash and forcing to cancel hundreds of
flights across the region: Argentina, Uruguay, south of Brazil, areas of Chile and in some cases as distant as
Australia and New
Zealand. Read

Damage by
recent heavy rainfall severe in Dominica

Public Works Minister Rayburn
Blackmoore says damage in Dominica caused by heavy rainfall
over the last few days were severe and clean up could cost up to $1.3-million.
Read

Downpour
paralyzes a Barranquilla, Colombia

More than 3 hours of downpour
caused floods, the collapse of at least 4houses and 40 emergencies in the
metropolitan area. Read

Total losses
due to drought in Mexico

The severe drought this year in
Mexico has affected 989.000 hectares
of agricultural land 1 million 750,000 livestock, said the undersecretary of
Agriculture. Read

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Hotels in
Venezuela with guests and homeless
families

One year after the heavy rains
slashed Venezuela and left dozens dead,
thousands of families remain without a houseRead

Peru - 88% of
the houses in Villa El Salvador, Lima, are vulnerable to
earthquakes

The problem is that most people in
that district conducted a self construction without appropriate guidance for
reinforcing structures. Read

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